Keimani Latigue was found murdered in an abandoned home six days after her family reported her missing
A missing teenage girl was discovered brutally murdered and with her hands cut off and her father has been arrested after speaking about her on TV.
Keimani Latigue’s body was found in an abandoned and burned home in Toledo, Ohio, on Monday.
Cops who discovered her six days after her family reported her missing said it was ‘one of the most horrific cases’ they have seen.
Keimani’s hands were detached from her body and her head was almost completely severed, according to Columbus Police Lt Brian Steel.
Keimani Latigue’s grandmother said that the body of the missing 13-year-old girl was found in east Toledo (Picture: Facebook/Lulu Nuni Waller)
‘This is an absolute animal that came into our town,’ Steel told WCMH.
Her dad, Darnell Jones, 33, was found by cops on Tuesday and he allegedly pulled a gun. An officer opened fire several times. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery and is in stable condition. It was not clear if Jones fired back.
‘You pull a gun at officers, as we’ve said many times, this is the outcome you could expect,’ Steel said.
Jones has been charged with murder in connection with her death.
Keimani’s autopsy died of multiple ‘incised wounds of the neck’, according to the Lucas County Coroner’s Office.
Keimani was days away from turning 14 years old. Her mother, Tiara Kasten, said she spent most of her time going to school, playing basketball and staying home.
‘I seen her on the 15th. Her dad brought her down to my house,’ Kasten toldWTVG.
‘Apparently my mother gave him permission and honestly it was just loving on my kid. We play video games,’ Kasten said.
She was a student at Spring Elementary School.
‘The students and staff at Spring Elementary are saddened by the loss of their friend and classmate, Keimani Latigue,’ a Toledo Public Schools spokesperson told the TV station.
‘Keimani will be remembered as being very personable and someone who got along well with others.’
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